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2 videodiscs (243 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Komödie für Musik in three acts
Disc. 1. Act 1 and Bonus feature ; Disc. 2. Acts 2 & 3
Renee Fleming appears in one of her greatest roles--the beautiful Marschallin of Strauss's bittersweet comedy of love, Der Rosenkavalier. Her peerless performance is supported by "a galactic cast."
Program notes by Bryan Gilliam in English and synopsis by Gerd Uckermann, English translation by Chris Wood (16 p. : ports.) inserted in container
Special features include: Talking Rosenkavalier: interviews with the cast and conductor (32 min.)
Stage production, sets, and costumes, Herbert Wernicke ; video director, Brian Large ; lighting design, Werner Breitenfelder
Renée Fleming (Feldmarschallin) ; Sophie Koch (Octavian) ; Diana Damrau (Sophie) ; Franz Hawlata (Baron Ochs) ; Jonas Kaufmann (Ein Sänger) ; Franz Grundheber (Faninal) ; Irmgard Vilsmaier ((Jungfer Marianne Leitmetzerin) ; Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke (Valzacchi) ; Jane Henschel (Annina) ; Münchner Philharmoniker ; Philharmonia Chor Wien ; Theaterkinderchor am Helmholtz-Gymnasium Karlsruhe ; Christian Thielemann, conductor
Filmed at the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, Jan. 31, 2009
DVD; LPCM stereo., DTS 5.1 surround; anamorphic widescreen (16:9) presentation; NTSC; region code 0
Sung in German, with subtitles in English, French, German, Spanish, and Chinese (opera); spoken in German and French, subtitles in English (special features)